ONTOGENETIC CHANGE IN COLORATION AND WEB-BUILDING BEHAVIOR IN THE TROPICAL SPIDER ERIOPHORA FULIGINEA (ARANEAE, ARANEIDAE)
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Arachnology
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0161-8202,1937-2396
DOI: 10.1636/0161-8202(2001)029[0104:ocicaw]2.0.co;2